Stability, reliability, and robustness of GaN power devices: A review

JP Kozak, R Zhang, M Porter, Q Song… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gallium nitride (GaN) devices are revolutionarily advancing the efficiency, frequency, and
form factor of power electronics. However, the material composition, architecture, and …

A reliable ultrafast short-circuit protection method for E-mode GaN HEMT

X Lyu, H Li, Y Abdullah, K Wang, B Hu… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A unique three-step short-circuit protection method is proposed for the 650-V enhancement
mode (E-mode) gallium nitride high-electron mobility transistor (GaN HEMT). This method …

A short-circuit protection circuit with strong noise immunity for GaN HEMTs

J Wu, W Meng, F Zhang, G Dong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gallium nitride high electron mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs) show significant advantages
in high frequency and high switching speed applications, which has gathered great …

Improved de-saturation protection circuits for silicon carbide MOSFET gate drivers

B Zhou, D Han, FZ Peng, S Dwari - 2021 IEEE Applied Power …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-performance desaturation or overcurrent protection circuit of the gate-drivers for Silicon
Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs are essential for reliable and robust operation of advanced power …

Gate driver design for 1.2 kV SiC module with PCB integrated Rogowski coil protection circuit

M Stecca, P Tiftikidis, TB Soeiro… - 2021 IEEE Energy …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide band-gap materials, eg, Silicon Carbide (SiC), allow the realization of power
semiconductor with superior performance with respect to the traditional Si-based …

An ultra-fast and non-invasive short circuit protection strategy for a WBG power electronics converter with multiple half-bridge legs

C Roy, N Kim, H Niakan, AP Sirat… - 2020 IEEE energy …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel short circuit protection strategy for a wide-band gap power
electronics converter composed of multiple half-bridge legs. The main approaches of the …

Multistep soft turn-off time control to suppress the overvoltage of SiC MOSFETs in short-circuit state

M Shim, K Lee, J Kim, K Kim - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide-bandgap (WBG) devices, such as silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and gallium nitride
(GaN) FETs, have replaced silicon insulated gate bipolar transistors (Si-IGBTs) in recent …

Highly Reliable Short-Circuit Protection Circuits for Gallium Nitride High-Electron-Mobility Transistors

CM Kim, HS Yoon, JS Kim, NJ Kim - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a circuit for detecting and protecting against short circuits in E-mode
gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs) and analyzes the protection …

Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for LVDC Solid State Circuit Breaker applications

G Govaerts, U Chatterjee, J Driesen… - 2023 IEEE 10th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the quest for energy-efficient Low Voltage Direct Current grids, this paper delves into the
characteristics of wide bandgap semiconductors based on GaN and SiC materials. The …

A 1.2 kV 400A SiC-MOSFET Based 3L-TNPC Power Module With Improved Hybrid Packaging Method for High-Density Applications

Z Yuan, AI Emon, S Huang, Z Wang… - 2021 IEEE Applied …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Three-level T-type neutral-point-clamped converters (3L-TNPC) are widely used in motor
drive and PV applications because of the higher efficiency, improved output THD, and lower …